Weeknight Roast

Here in the Kansas City Area it's still 2 degrees as we approach St. Patrick's Day....ugh. I was thinking about what would be yummy and warm and comforting but still be clean and nutritious. Soup is always an option, but since we are experiencing the longest, coldest winter ever, soup isn't that awesome anymore.

 But you know what is always awesome, and I always forget about? Roast. Yep, that big hunk of meat with potatoes and carrots and onions that my Grandma would sometimes make on Sundays. That's the one. I've made it super easy and it is amazing (and the leftovers make a killer base for beef stew :)

What you need:

• 3-5 lbs beef chuck roast 
• 1 TBSP olive or avocado oil
• 6 yellow or white onions
• 10-15 carrots (if you are short on time, just grab a bag of baby carrots)
• 1 bag of tiny potatoes (or 3 baking potatoes or the equivalent)
• Your favorite steak seasoning (mine fav right now is from Q39)
• 2 TBSP minced garlic
• 2 cups beef or chicken or vegetable broth (my fav right now is Better than Bullion)

What you do:

1. Heat oil in skillet
2. Cut chuck roast into 3 sections and sprinkle or rub the steak seasoning in on all sides
3. Brown meat on all sides (should take less than 2 minutes....it's just for color)
4. While meat is browning, cut onions into chuncks
5. Place 1/2 the onions on the bottom of a slow cooker
6. Top the onions with the browned meat
7. Spread garlic on top of meat
8. Add the rest of the onions on top
9. Pour the broth over everything 
10. Cook on low for a few hours...I start mine around 8 or 9 a.m.
11. Peel the carrots and put the carrots and potatoes in the crockpot about 3-4 hours before you serve it. (make sure you pour some of the juices from the crockpot over the carrots and potatoes
12. Serve and enjoy!

I hope you love this as much as I do! :)